SCRIPTURE: Jude (NIV) 24 To him who is able to keep you from falling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy—25 to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and for evermore! Amen.
OBSERVATION: Jude ends his short letter with this benediction, a blessing for his readers. …and what a special blessing it is.
After warning us of people and leaders in the church that would be teaching false doctrine and leading people astray, and after encouraging us to build up ourselves in our faith, and to keep ourselves in the love of God…he closes by assuring us that God is able to keep us from falling and present us before the glorious throne in glory!
APPLICATION: The Lord brought to my mind the illustration of a father with a small son preparing to cross a busy street. He tells his son, “Take my hand, and do not let go!” They cross the street hand in hand. But we all know that the father was not depending on the strength of the small child’s hand to get them across safely. It was the strength of the father’s hand that assured their safe crossing!
So, we hold on tight, building up our faith and not straying from the path of God’s love…but all the time we know that we are relying on His strength to keep us from falling! “He is able to keep us from falling!”
PRAYER: Lord, my life is yours. You know my strengths and my weaknesses. I know that my strengths are very weak compared to your surpassing great strength. I am depending on your hand to hold me and lead me through this world. And when I stand before the throne of heaven, all the glory will be yours. Amen
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